Hurricane Daniel (2000)
- July 2000
- Category 3 peak
Daniel came within 192 km of Maui, passing to the north-east as a tropical storm on 1 August 2000. It had peaked far out at sea at 110 kt and was weakening as it neared the islands. At 06:00 UTC on 29 July 2000 the official forecast had it passing within 2 km of Maui about 58 hours later — considerably closer than it eventually came.
Replay the forecasts, advisory by advisory
- Peak intensity
- 110 kt (127 mph) Category 3
- Lowest pressure
- 954 mb
- Closest pass
- 192 km (119 mi) from Maui
- When
- 1 August 2000
- Distance from Honolulu
- 253 km (157 mi)
- Lifetime
- 13 days 23 July 2000 – 5 August 2000
- Official forecasts
- 52
- Approached from the
- north-east
The closest pass
At its closest, Daniel was 192 km (119 mi) from Maui on 1 August 2000, as a tropical storm with 60 kt (69 mph) winds, approaching from the north-east.
The forecasts
The archive holds 52 official forecast packages for Daniel, issued between 23 July 2000 and 5 August 2000. The replay shows each one as it stood at the moment it was issued — not the track we know now.
| Lead time | Mean track error |
|---|---|
| 24 h | 61 nm |
| 48 h | 129 nm |
| 72 h | 200 nm |